Improvement in india-rubber shoes



L. ELLIOTT, Jr. & G. H. FOWLER.

INDIA RUBBER SHOE.

No. 106,346. Patented Aug. 16, 1870.

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LEWIS ELLIOTT, JR, AND GEORGE H. FOWLER, OF NEW HAVEN, GON- NEOTIGUT, ASSIGNORS TO L. OANDEE & 00., OF SAME PLACE.-

Letters Patent N 106,346, dated August 16, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN INDIA-RUBBER SHOES.

The Schedule referred. to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, LEWIS ELLIOTT, J r., and GEORGE H. FOWLER, of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in India-rubber Shoes, and the following is declared to be a correct description thereof.

Before our invention, India-rubber shoes known as sandals had been ,made with open-work fronts, the bands of rubber passing from one side to the other; the rubber had also been cut and the lining left whole, these shoes being known as imitation sandals; and in some instances, a cord, of cotton, had been introduced between the lining and the rubber, to form a raised ornament upon the front of the shoe, and an imitation sandal.

In this last-named case the rubber was pressed down contiguous to the cord by a wheel, to imitate stitching, which rendered the rubber liable to cut and tear at said places; and the cord, not being elastic, was a detriment to the shoe, and prevented the same being put on easily, or accommodating the foot, and throwing undue strain npon'those portions of the shoe that retained the elasticity of the rubber.

Our invention consists in a rubber shoe, on which an elastic cord is attached to the surface of the front part or upper of the shoe, to strengthen the same, allowing thinner sheet rubber to be used for the uppers, if desired, and maintaining the proper elasticity, at the same time ornamenting said shoe, so that an imitation sandal or other character of shoe can be made, that will possess the desired appearance without the objectionable features aforesaid.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a plan of the front part of the shoe,

Figure 2 is a side view with a portion ofthe front in section; and

Figure 3 is a seclion, in larger size, of one of the ribs.

The lining or fouudatiuma, of cloth or fabric of any usual character, receives the sheet rubber b, and the shoe is made upon a last in the usual manner,- bnt the sheet rubber may be thinner without 'detriment. 7

The ribs 0 are made of strips of elastic material. We prefer the half-round shape shown, andt-hese strips adhere or are cemented to the surface of the uppers in the desiredornamental configuration, and serve. to strengthen the shoe \vithout'lessening the elasticity.

The shoe is to be varnished and cured, or Vulcan'- ized, in the usual manner.

We claim as our invention-- An India-rubber shoe, with elastic cord applied to the surface of the upper, in the manner and for the purposes set forth.

Dated this 25th day of May, A. D. 1870.

, LEWIS ELLIOTT, JR.-

Witnesses: GEO. H. FOWLER.

J OHN R. WHEELER, HENRY L. Horonxrss. 

